''Endostemon'' (keepsafe) is a genus of plants in the family Lamiaceae, first described in 1910. It is native primarily to eastern Africa, with some species in central and southern Africa, the Arabian Peninsula, Madagascar, and the Indian subcontinent.
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#''Endostemon albus'' A.J.Paton, Harley & M.M.Harley - Kenya, Tanzania, Mozambique
#''Endostemon camporum'' (Gürke) M.R.Ashby - Kenya, Tanzania
#''Endostemon ctenoneurus'' Harley - Kenya, Somalia
#''Endostemon glandulosus'' Harley & Sebsebe - Ethiopia
#''Endostemon gracilis'' (Benth.) M.R.Ashby - Kenya, Somalia, Tanzania, Yemen
#''Endostemon kelleri'' (Briq.) Ryding ex A.J.Paton & Harley - Kenya, Somalia, Ethiopia
#''Endostemon leucosphaerus'' (Briq.) A.J.Paton, Harley & M.M.Harley - Somalia, Ethiopia
#''Endostemon membranaceus'' (Benth.) Ayob. ex A.J.Paton & Harley - Cameroon, Angola, Central African Republic
#''Endostemon obbiadensis'' (Chiov.) M.R.Ashby - Somalia
#''Endostemon obtusifolius'' (E.Mey.) N.E.Br. - from South Africa north to Angola and Tanzania
#''Endostemon racemosus'' Ryding, A.J.Paton & Thulin - Somalia
#''Endostemon stenocaulis'' (Hedge) Ryding, A.J.Paton & Thulin - Somalia
#''Endostemon tenuiflorus'' (Benth.) M.R.Ashby - eastern + southern Africa, Madagascar, Arabian Peninsula
#''Endostemon tereticaulis'' (Poir.) M.R.Ashby - widespread across much of tropical Africa, also Yemen + Saudi Arabia
#''Endostemon tomentosus'' Harley & Sebsebe - Somalia
#''Endostemon tubulascens'' (Briq.) M.R.Ashby - Angola
#''Endostemon usambarensis'' M.R.Ashby - Tanzania
#''Endostemon villosus'' (Briq.) M.R.Ashby - central Africa
#''Endostemon viscosus'' (Roth) M.R.Ashby - India, Assam, Sri Lanka
#''Endostemon wakefieldii'' (Baker) M.R.Ashby - Kenya
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References
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Lamiaceae
Lamiaceae genera
Taxa named by N. E. Brown